I'm a native of the UK, born and raised in England. I was brought up in Hertfordshire, just north of London, but I moved to Bath in the south west right after college and consider it my British home. I was also lucky enough to live in the Cotswolds for about five years – an outstandingly beautiful part of the UK. In 2006, I emigrated to Australia with my wife and son and settled down on the South Coast of New South Wales.

I've been taking photographs for over 45 years now, starting with an old Instamatic where I developed black and white film myself in the family bathroom using a beach towel over the window and mum's kitchen tongs to handle the paper. My background includes a degree in English and Journalism with formal training in film processing and development, which served me well in my first career as a magazine journalist. As a reviewer for 'gadget' magazines, I got to experiment with many innovative cameras, though my personal camera remained a simple Canon point-and-shoot for many years.

These days, I shoot with Fujifilm gear, having switched from Canon several years ago. I use the Fujifilm X-T4 along with four carefully chosen lenses, and I couldn't be happier with this setup. All my images are shot in RAW format for maximum post-processing flexibility. I also operate a DJI Mavic 2 Pro UAV that lets me capture perspectives I couldn't otherwise achieve.

You can find my work at andyhutchinson.com.au and on my YouTube channel at youtube.com/@Andyhutchinson. I'm also active on BlueSky bsky.app/profile/andyhutchinson.com.au, though you'll rarely spot me on Instagram and never, ever on that steaming pile of shite Twitter/X.